NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Littlefield, AZ
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Littlefield, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 2 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 2
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Littlefield
The strongest of the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F0 on April 26, 1994; its path came within 18 miles. The most recent tornado was on August 21, 2022. Of the 134 Arizona cities on this site, 83% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Littlefield. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 1995, with stones of 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 134 Arizona cities, 82% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Littlefield.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Littlefield
By decade
- 2020s1
- 1990s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1994 | F0 | 18 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 21, 2022 | Unrated | 23 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 2 of 2, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Littlefield
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Littlefield, from September 6, 1995: 1.75 inches (golf ball size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Littlefield
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Beaver Dam, AZ, in Littlefield at 1,931 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 109°F and low of 74°F; December is the coolest, at 60°F and 32°F. February is the wettest at 1.2 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 7.1 inches over 22 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 151 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 41 nights a year. That 7.1 inches is more than at 11 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (14%). Santa Clara, UT, 23 miles northeast, has its own station (St George, UT): 9.5 inches a year, 2.4 more than here, and a July average high of 102°F against 109°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 33 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Feb | 66 | 36 | 1.2 | 4 |
| Mar | 75 | 43 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Apr | 82 | 48 | 0.5 | 2 |
| May | 93 | 58 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Jun | 104 | 65 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Jul | 109 | 74 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Aug | 107 | 73 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Sep | 100 | 64 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Oct | 86 | 53 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Nov | 72 | 40 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Dec | 60 | 32 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Year | 85 | 52 | 7.1 | 22 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Beaver Dam, AZ (1,931 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Littlefield
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 12 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Littlefield: 8 flash floods, 2 floods and 2 thunderstorm wind reports. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $5.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 71 mph, on June 16, 1998. September has had the most flash floods, 4 of 8. Of the 130 Arizona cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 36 have had fewer than Littlefield.
December 21, 2010: flood 1 mile from the centre of Littlefield — $4.0 million damage.
NWS: “The Beaver Dam Wash flooded the community of Beaver Dam. Six homes were washed away, 12 more were damaged, two mobile homes and a garage were destroyed, and a 300-400 foot stretch of Clark Gable Drive was washed out.”
December 21, 2010: flood 9 miles from the centre of Littlefield — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Flooding on the Virgin River damaged a golf course and two homes in Mesquite, as well as a diversion dam for an irrigation canal and 200 feet of reinforced concrete pipes which served as the outlet from a detention basin.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Mohave County, which includes Littlefield, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 4 severe storms, 3 fires, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Mohave County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $104.9 million a year, the 6th highest of 15 Arizona counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $73.6 million (70%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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Cities near Littlefield
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- St George, UT24 mi
- Washington, UT30 mi
- Logandale, NV35 mi
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- Hurricane, UT42 mi
- La Verkin, UT44 mi
- Toquerville, UT44 mi
- Colorado City, AZ53 mi
- Cedar City, UT66 mi
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